Glover will fight in SP, October 28th (Photo: Reproduction/Twitter UFCBrasil)
Second Brazilian fighter to be confirmed on the fight card UFC Sao Paulo, October 28th, Glover Teixeira He doesn't hide his satisfaction at being able to fight 'at home' again. With a duel scheduled against Misha Cirkunov, the Minas Gerais native from Sobrália held four of his 13 fights in the organization in Brazil, the last of them in November 2015, when he knocked out Patrick Cummins, also in São Paulo. Coming off a defeat to Alexander Gustafasson in May this year, Glover believes that the support of São Paulo fans will be essential to help him emerge victorious.
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“He's in the top 10 and I have to get back to winning ways, winning as quickly as possible. It was the opportunity to fight in Brazil, so I didn't even question anything, I just accepted it. I love São Paulo. Brazil is different, we feel more loved. The Brazilian fan is a 10. It's better to fight soon, take advantage of the opportunity to fight in my country and kick ass,” declared the fighter, in an interview with UFC Brasil.
Current number 4 in the light heavyweight rankings, Glover knows that the latest setback has left him far from a title shot. However, he guarantees that he has not yet given up on chasing a new opportunity for the belt.
“This category moves very fast. I've had good fights, but I lost the ones that would have put me in contention for the belt. I need a fight like that. I need to catch a guy who is at the top of the category and win to get to the belt again, which is my dream. I believe this and I will continue to believe it. (…) I'm going to beat him and I'm not going to be left holding the belt. I’m going to have to have a fight with a top 5 player. I need a good fight like that”, he concluded.
At 37 years old, Glover has been alternating between good and bad results since losing to Jon Jones in the main fight of UFC 172, in a duel that was worth the category title. After starting his Ultimate career with five straight victories, he lost to Jones in April 2014 and to Phil Davis in October of the same year. Afterwards, he won three consecutive victories, was knocked out by Anthony Johnson, won Jared Cannonier and ended up being knocked out by Gustafsson. In total, Teixeira has a record with 26 wins and six defeats.
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